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                    KENTUCKY SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 9

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                       HON. THOMAS J. BARLOW III

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 24, 1994

  Mr. BARLOW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to submit for the record a 
resolution adopted by the State Senate of Kentucky. Senate Resolution 
No. 9 urges Congress to oppose any increase in the Federal excise tax 
on cigarettes or other tobacco products.
  Mr. Speaker, the Commonwealth stands united behind our farmers and 
workers in opposition to further tobacco taxes. Proposed increases in 
the tax on tobacco products threaten our well-being and our way of 
life.

                    Kentucky Senate Resolution No. 9

       A Resolution opposing any increase in the federal excise 
     tax on cigarettes or other tobacco products.
       Whereas, in 1993, $12.9 billion in excise taxes were paid 
     by consumers of cigarettes and other tobacco products to 
     federal, state, and local governments; and
       Whereas, the tobacco industry produced a net positive 
     contribution of $4.1 billion to the nation's balance of 
     trade; and
       Whereas, increased taxes on tobacco would reduce tobacco 
     production; and
       Whereas, a reduction in tobacco production would have a 
     devastating effect on Kentucky's agricultural economy and 
     social fabric; and
       Whereas, present taxes on tobacco are already excessive; 
     and
       Whereas, no single group such as smokers, no single 
     commodity such as tobacco, or no specific states should be 
     singled out to bear the cost of health care reform; Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the 
     Commonwealth of Kentucky:
       Section 1. That the Kentucky General Assembly opposes any 
     increase in the federal excise tax on cigarettes and other 
     tobacco products.
       Section 2. That this Resolution be transmitted to the 
     Governor of Kentucky, the President of the United States, and 
     the Congressional Delegations of Kentucky and other tobacco-
     growing states.

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